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{{quote | text=Jesus said: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind'. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."  [[Matthew 22]]:37-40}}
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''Jesus said: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."  ([[Matthew]] 22:37-40)''
 
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{{summary | text=In [[First Corinthians]] we are told that love is patient and love is kind; that it does not envy, or boast and isn't proud; love isn't rude or self-seeking or easily angered; it doesn't keep a record of wrongs; love always protects, it always trusts, always hopes and always perseveres; it never fails. [[God]] has a character of complete love and he calls us to love like he does.}}
  
''In brief'': In Corinthians we are told that love is patient and love is kind; that it does not envy, or boast and isn't proud; love isn't rude or self-seeking or easily angered; it doesn't keep a record of wrongs; love always protects, it always trusts, always hopes and always perseveres; it never fails. God has a character of complete love and he calls us to love like he does.
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'''Overviews'''
 
* [[The Christian understanding of love]]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Studies or sermons'''
 
* [[Who do you love? A study of John 21: 15 - 17 (carm)]]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Articles and opinions'''
 
* [[Comments about love]]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Quotes'''
 
* [[Bible quotes about love]]
 
 
 
 
 
'''See also'''
 
 
* [[God is love]]
 
* [[God is love]]
* [[Translating love: phileo, eros, agape]]
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* [[Translating love]] | [[Philia]] | [[Eros]] | [[Agape]] | [[Storge]]
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* [[Mercy]] | [[Forgiveness]] | [[Grace]]
  
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love Wikipedia - Love]
  
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Revision as of 08:05, 14 July 2006

Jesus said: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind'. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments." Matthew 22:37-40

In First Corinthians we are told that love is patient and love is kind; that it does not envy, or boast and isn't proud; love isn't rude or self-seeking or easily angered; it doesn't keep a record of wrongs; love always protects, it always trusts, always hopes and always perseveres; it never fails. God has a character of complete love and he calls us to love like he does. (Read more)




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